Only 16 or 21.9 percent of the 73 seats in the Sabah election last weekend were won with more than half of the votes cast, mostly due to crowded contests in many constituencies.

The 17th Sabah polls saw a record 596 candidates contesting 73 seats, the highest number so far in any state election, with an average of eight candidates per seat.

Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) won...